Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) refused to hold what he called a “perfunctory meeting” with newly named Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland on Wednesday because the Senate won’t be considering him, according to a statement sent out by his office.
The senator instead reached out to Garland by phone.
“The Leader reiterated his position that the American people will have a voice in this vacancy and that the Senate will appropriately revisit the matter when it considers the qualifications of the person the next President nominates,” McConnell’s office said in a statement. “Since the Senate will not be acting on this nomination, he would not be holding a perfunctory meeting, but he wished Judge Garland well.”
The Senate majority leader has led the call not to consider any Obama nominee to the Supreme Court, taking to the Senate floor shortly after Garland’s nomination to say there was no point in “endlessly debating” the issue.
In his statement, McConnell explained his refusal to meet with the judge in person by saying there was no point in subjecting him to “unnecessary political routines orchestrated by the White House.”
The President called on Republican senators to give Garland a “fair hearing” in his nomination announcement speech.
The batter in the box gets all of his pitches, McConnell. The next batter gets her pitches, too. The American people know this, and think you are behaving very, very badly.
Cowardly behavior.
McConnell to Garland: Hey, we like you, you are almost a Republican. We just don’t like The Black Guy. I need to show him that I am his boss.
That’s funny. I wish McConnell well too.
Hahahahaha!
Thanks mp, that’s the best laugh I’ve had thus far today